Issue Position: Transparency in Government

Issue Position

The government of a free people should be open to those people and open and transparent government is essential to the democratic process. In 2016 John introduced the Kansas Transparency Act (HB 2573) which enables Kansans to be more engaged in their government and follow along with what is happening in the legislature. His bill, which passed with unanimous support, provided for the online live-streaming of Legislative committee meetings.
John also voted for and supports the "Rubin's Rules" proposal to record all votes and he voted to close the private email loophole to ensure that state business conducted on private devices is still subject to the Open Records Act.

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